Research4Life Waiver Guildelines

IWA Publishing has partnered with Research4Life to waive Open Access fees for corresponding authors from lower income countries. If you are based in a country on this list and are the corresponding author of your paper, you are eligible for either a full or 50% Open Access waiver. 

To qualify for the automatic waiver please ensure you have ticked all of the boxes below during submission. Scroll down for additional information and screenshots. 

Making sure your author information is up-to-date in Editorial Manager.

This is especially important if you are already registered with IWA Publishing. In the 'Author Main Menu', click on 'Update my Information' in the menu on the top of the screen. In 'Update My Information', scroll down to the box related to 'Institution Related Information' and make sure you have included your country information.